A blog by Cathy Holtom, an English artist living and painting in Sicily.

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Choose Your Mask (Arthouse sketchbook project)

A beautiful mask from Venice for Carnevale. I enjoyed drawing the dress on this one, it reminded me of when I was at school and I used to draw 'princesses' in class instead of studying. My school reports were always the same...'Cathy would do well if she would just stop dreaming'. Story of my life!

I'd love to wear something like this, but I can't say the same about the next mask.....

A rather frightening idea that we might all have to wear surgical masks one day. Suggested by blogger friend Debra Morris, she sees a lot of people wearing them in Hong Kong and it seemed to fit in well with my ' face in a crowd' theme.
There are masks and there are masks, I know which I'd rather have.
Both of these drawings are for my sketchbook project, just a few more pages to go!

The mask of Carnevale is wondeful! I like the pose behind a street lamp, as if the character was trying to hide, and the strong red colour.I find that the juxtaposition of these two kind of masks, so different, is particularly effective!

Both are lovely pieces of art. I love the Venice piece particularly but then I am a dreamer too. I have seen people wearing masks on the underground in London and have always felt glad that normally I don't have to consider pollution and it's effects.

Hi Cathy, You used to draw princesses too? Did you create wonderful, fanciful styles? I drew and drew and drew from grade school through college. I'd come home with ink all over my hands. Your drawings are wonderful! The mask for Carnevale is beautiful and exotic...the other exotic in a rather not so fun way. Interesting juxtaposition.